Smugglers Lyrics And Chords by The Men They Couldn't Hang. Guitar chords
by Marc Fahrbach 4/4

To play along with The Men They Couldn’t
Hang on Waiting for Bonaparte use capo on 2nd fret to change key to D major.
A traditional song for the most part. The last verse was written by Ian McCalman who also wrote the music to the song as it
was a poem to begin with. I have included the sheet music notes. The Colours Lyrics And Chords

The (C)boat rides south of (G)Ailsa (C)Craig in the (F)waning (C)of the (G)light
There's (F)thirty (G)men in (C)Lendal(Am)fit
to (F)make our (C)burden (G)light -GAnd
there's (C)thirty horse in (G)Hazle(C)holm with the (F)halters (C)on their (G)heads All (F)set this (G)night up (C)on your (Am)life if (Dm)wind and water (C)speed

Chorus(Am)Smugglers
drink of the (Em)frenchmens wine

And the (Am)darkest night is the
(C)smugglers (G)time A(F)way we ran from the (C)excise (Am)man It's
a (C)smugglers life for (F)me It's a (C)smugglers (G7)life for (C)me

"Oh (C)lass you have a (G)cozy (C)bed, and (F)cattle (C)you have (G)ten Can (F)you not (G)live a (C)lawful (Am)life and
(F)live with (C)lawful (G)men?"-G But (C)must I use old (G)homely (C)goods while there's (F)foreign (C)gear so (G)fine?
Must (F)I drink (G)at the (C)water(Am)side
and (Dm)France so full of (C)wine

Chorus

Though (C)well I like to (G)see you
(C)Kate, with a (F)baby (C)on your (G)knee My(F)heart
is (G)now with the (C)gallant (Am)crew that (F)plough through the (C)angry (G)sea - G The (C)bitter gale, the (G)tightest (C)sail, and the (F)sheltered (C)bay
or (G)goal It's the (F)wayward (G)life,
it's the (C)smugglers (Am)strife, it's the (Dm)joy of the smugglers (C)soul

Chorus

And (C)when
at last the (G)dawn comes (C)up and the (F)cargo’s (C)safely (G)stored Like (F)sinless (G)saints to (C)church we'll (Am)go, God's (F)mercy (C)to a(G)fford
-G And It's (C)champagne fine for (G)communion
(C)wine and the (F)parson (C)drinks it, (G)too With
a (F)sly wink (G)prays "For(C)give these (Am)men, for they (Dm)know not what they (C)do"

Chorus

It's
a (C)smugglers life for (F)me It's a (C)smugglers
(G)life for (C)me